NYRA Preview: Aqueduct 1/4

January 3, 2020

By: Ricky Pasternak

After the festive period, racing at the Big A returns in a new calendar year. There are nine races on the card and one maiden special weight (MSW) race that I’ve previewed. Linda Rice has a 3-year-old colt who looks the part as this crop of maidens looks to start 2020 the right way.

Aqueduct Fall Meet Statistics (11/7-1/1)

Races	Top 4 Wins	Top 4 Exactas	Top 4 Trifectas	Top 4 Supers
42	30	19	6	1

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Race 3: $60,000 MSW for New-York-bred 3-year-olds going 6 furlongs on the dirt

Linda Rice has absolutely dominated Aqueduct this winter and I don’t expect that to stop anytime soon. Her 3-year-old colt #1 First Deputy has shown a lot of consistency in his career outside of two starts back on November 7. This is the weakest field that he will be in and is the class of this group. It also helps that the weather at the Big A will play a factor today and looked good on an off-track last time out.

Ricky’s Picks: 1-3-2-7

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Good luck to everyone playing and be sure to follow me on Twitter @RickyP_15 for more NYRA race previews as we take a look at Aqueduct!

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